401(k) · DOL Form 5500 · 2023

General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan

Data updated 2026-08-25

$1.5B
Total assets Very large vs avg
1,728
Participants Near avg headcount
99th
Percentile by assets National rank
$850,312
Avg per participant High balance/head
PlainRetire home → About this data RSS: change history

Official DOL plan name: General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 3.0 · Sponsored by General Dynamics Corporation · Virginia · Manufacturing

$1.5B in assets, 1,728 participants

General Dynamics Corporation's General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 3.0 reported $1.5B in total assets and 1,728 participants in its 2023 DOL Form 5500 filing, ranking in the 99th percentile by assets among filed plans. Figures are as reported by the plan sponsor to the Department of Labor, not audited or endorsed by PlainRetire.

  • #18,387 in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)

Coverage in Virginia

General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 3.0 covers 1,728 participants in Virginia, 2.2x the typical Virginia plan (state average ~782 per filing). Assets: $1.5B.

#18,387
in Manufacturing (18,722 peers)
+3.4%
assets growth YoY
15×
vs typical plan assets (national mean)

General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 3.0's outsized position by total assets

General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 3.0 vs every filed plan by assets

End-of-year total assets · plan year 2023 · DOL Form 5500

$1,469,338,976 Top 1% higher than 99% of 127,068 filed plans

This plan $0 $2,050,000,000 every filed plan with reported assets, bucketed by value

Dashed line + filled bar = this entry, among filed plans.

Source U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA) · plan year 2023

General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 3.0's large-plan peer group by participant headcount

Plan-year 2023 Form 5500 filings with a reported participant count, partitioned by headcount band, not by assets. General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 3.0 lands in the large band (1,728 participants).

What changed between DOL Form 5500 filings

plan year 2022 → plan year 2023

  • General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 3.0 reported net income rose from -$233M in the plan year 2022 filing to $43M in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 3.0 reported participants fell from 1,886 in the plan year 2022 filing to 1,728 in the plan year 2023 filing.
  • General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 3.0 end-of-year assets rose from $1.4B in the plan year 2022 filing to $1.5B in the plan year 2023 filing.

See the national 2022→2023 release diff →

EBSA filing schedule strip

Filing strip 131673581 · General Dynamics Corporation PY 2023 · 401(k)

General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 3.0 · $1.5B · 1,728 · 99th

  • BOOK $1.5B
  • BOOK 1,728
  • BOOK 99th
  • BOOK 401(k)
  • BOOK near Pinnacle West Capital Corporation Savings Plan
  • BOOK ind #18387

Stamps derive from this plan's Form 5500 line items (assets, participants, type, EIN, cohort placement) - not a quality rating of the sponsor. Read with Manufacturing retirement plans → · Plans in Virginia →

General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 3.0 in the asset neighbourhood

General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 3.0General Dynamics Corporation…$1.5BPinnacle West Capital Corporation Savings PlanPinnacle West Capital Corpor…$1.5BThrift & Investment Plan of Norfolk Southern Corporation and Participating Subsidiary CompaniesThrift & Investment Plan of …$1.5BCsx Corporation 401(k) Plan$1.5BAdt Security Corporation Retirement Savings and Investment PlanAdt Security Corporation Ret…$1.5B
End-of-year total assets ($B) among General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 3.0 and nearest nationwide 401(k) peers. Source: DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023.

Virginia filing particulars

Total Assets (Beginning of Year)$1.4B
Net Assets (End of Year)$1.5B
Net Income$43M
Employer EIN131673581
Plan Effective Date1956-10-01
Filing StatusFILING RECEIVED

Sponsor Plan History (General Dynamics Corporation)

Sponsor-wide plan assets over time

All General Dynamics Corporation plans reported in each filing year

Latest sponsor-wide plan assets
$33.4B 11.992919867650146% vs 2022
2024 filing year
$28B$30B$32B$34B 202220232024 $29.9B $33.4B ▲ +12.0%
Year Plans Participants Total Assets
2022 16 107,750 $29.9B
2023 14 115,717 $32.7B
2024 11 111,719 $33.4B

Nearby 401(k) Plans in Virginia

Peer 401(k) plans, same state, same plan type, ranked by total assets.

General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 3.0 vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Virginia, assets vs. participants Scatter plot of 6 data points. -50000050000100000150000 -10010203040 Total assets ($B) Participants General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 3.0, Total assets ($B): 1.469338976 · Participants: 1728General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 3.0Northrop Grumman Savings Plan, Total assets ($B): 36.173098625 · Participants: 97987Northrop Grumman Savings Plan401(k) Pension Plan, Total assets ($B): 14.97867624 · Participants: 62467401(k) Pension PlanGeneral Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 6.0, Total assets ($B): 11.167449098 · Participants: 48860General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 6.0Leidos, Inc. Retirement Plan, Total assets ($B): 10.583898778 · Participants: 27043Leidos, Inc. Retirement PlanBae Systems Employees' Savings and Investment Plan, Total assets ($B): 9.406287325 · Participants: 31681Bae Systems Employees' Savings and Investment Plan
General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 3.0 vs. nearby 401(k) plans in Virginia, assets vs. participants
Compare General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 3.0 side-by-side with 3 peers →

General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 3.0's out-of-state 401(k) peers by assets and headcount

Outside Virginia, the nearest 401(k) by assets is Pinnacle West Capital Corporation Savings Plan in AZ ($1.5B); by covered participants it is Ares Retirement Savings Plan in CA (1,728 participants). Same-state nearby plans are listed separately above.

Similar participant headcount

Nearest other-state filings by covered participants (1,728 participants); asset peers above are excluded.

DOL Form 5500 plan year 2023. Asset totals can differ widely at the same headcount; neither axis is a quality rating.

Frequently Asked Questions

How did General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 3.0 assets move in 2023? ▼
General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 3.0 edged up modestly - up 3.4% during 2023, from $1.4B to $1.5B. Reported net income was $43M.
How have General Dynamics Corporation plan assets changed over time? ▼
Across 3 plan years on file (2022-2024), General Dynamics Corporation's sponsor-wide assets grew 12.0%, from $29.9B to $33.4B.
Where does General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 3.0 rank by assets among Form 5500 filers? ▼
General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 3.0 ranks in the 99th percentile by end-of-year assets among 127,072 plans that reported assets for plan year 2023 (among the largest 1% of all filed plans).
Which 401(k) plans are similar in size to General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 3.0? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by assets is Pinnacle West Capital Corporation Savings Plan in AZ ($1.5B, 5,820 participants).
Which 401(k) plans cover a similar participant headcount to General Dynamics Corporation 401(k) Plan 3.0? ▼
Among 401(k) plans in other states, the closest by covered participants is Ares Retirement Savings Plan in CA (1,728 participants, $399M in assets).

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Employee Benefits Security Administration (EBSA), Form 5500 public disclosure dataset. Plan year 2023.

Source: DOL EFAST2 filing system (efast.dol.gov) - original filing retrieval by EIN 131673581.

Read our methodology - how this data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Data sourced from U.S. Department of Labor Form 5500 filings (EBSA). See our methodology for details.